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Saudi Arabia to lift COVID travel restrictions after January 1, 2021
September 14, 2020
Jeddah, September 13 (INP): Saudi Arabia will completely lift restrictions on citizens leaving and returning to the Kingdom, and allowing the opening of land, sea and airports after January 1, 2021, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Sunday. The Saudi government will soon announce a plan to gradually resume Umrah based on COVID-19 developments. The move is part of a slew of new measures to ease coronavirus-related restrictions, SPA quoted an official source at the Ministry of Interior as saying. All citizens can leave and return to the country, while all entry ports will be reopen to allow the crossing of all transport modes through land, sea and air ports, after January 1, 2021, in accordance with procedures followed prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The exact date for lifting the suspension of travel and allowing the land, sea and air transport shall be announced 30 days before January 1, 2021. The Ministry of Health, if required, may demand the implementation of preventive health requirements for passengers and carriers, while travelling, as well as airport lounges, ports and terminals INP/javed